Warrior 40 Lacrosse Final Roster Announced

ESPN RISE today announced the second annual Warrior 40 Final Competition. The culmination of a four-region search across the United States to find the best lacrosse athletes nationwide, the Warrior 40 Final Competition will be held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, July 8, and Saturday, July 9, 2011.

Focused on elevating lacrosse players’ knowledge on and off the field, the athletes will be coached by top MLL players throughout the two days of competition. Friday will feature a skills competition with the final taking place at Harvard Stadium on Saturday before the MLL All-Star Game. The skills competition and final will air on ESPNU Sunday, July 10, from 9-11 p.m. ET.

About Warrior
Headquartered in Warren, Mich., Warrior Sports is recognized as one of the sporting goods industry’s premier manufacturers of innovative, high performance, cutting-edge equipment, footwear and apparel for lacrosse and hockey athletes of all ages and abilities. Warrior was founded in 1992 by former champion lacrosse player David Morrow. Warrior is dedicated to a core set of philosophies and strengths, including technical superiority, grassroots marketing, original and creative youthful expression, and strong partnerships with retailers and suppliers.

About ESPN RISE
ESPN RISE represents ESPN’s commitment to engage and elevate high school student-athletes by providing them with recognition, resources, information and inspiration to improve their skills and achieve their goals. ESPN RISE assets include ESPN RISE Guy and Girl magazines, with special issues for football, basketball, track and recruiting; ESPNRISE.com; mobile and social media products (Facebook.com/ESPNRISE and Twitter @ESPNRISE); and more than 160 high school events including Elite 11, Elite 24, ESPN RISE Games, ESPN RISE National High School Invitational, Area Code Baseball, ESPN RISE Girls Showcase, and ESPN RISE Nike Football Combines/Nike Football Training Camps. ESPN RISE is uniquely positioned to provide high school student-athletes and the company’s core fans with compelling high school sports content across multiple ESPN platforms. To follow ESPN RISE Girls on Facebook, please visit www.Facebook.com/espnrisegirl.